Volume 22, Number 1 (January 1996)

Originally published as:   Notes on Literacy. Volume 22, Number 1 (January 1996). Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. © 1996 Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.

Complete Table of Contents

Culturally embedded literacy among the Fulani: Is it possible? ¹, by Maja Liesch

1. Introduction

2. Some features of Fulani culture

2.1. Age

2.2. Role in society

2.3. Knowledge of a trade

3. Conclusions in view of literacy promotion

3.1. Who teaches whom?

3.2. What is taught?

3.3. Where does the teaching come from?

3.4. What are the means of teaching and the philosophy behind it?

4. How could literacy fit into the Fulani culture?

5. Conclusion

Back Matter

References

A literacy program management training initiative in Eastern Africa, by Rudy Klaas, Barbara Robson, and Barbara K. Trudell

1. Introduction

1.1. The need

1.2. The purpose

1.3. The strategy

2. Implementation

2.1. Personnel

2.2. Teaching methodology

2.3. Terminology used

2.4. African or Western?

2.5. Topics taught

3. Evaluation

3.1. Response of participants

3.2. Staff observations and recommendations

4. Conclusion

Bhola's total literacy system: Application to SIL literacy programs, by Don Hilgendorf, Joanne Locnikar, and Jean Nichols

1. Introduction

2. Background

2.1. The total literacy system

2.2. Adult literacy in Papua New Guinea

3. Questions addressed

4. Subjects

5. Method

6. Data and analysis

7. Discussion

7.1. Other factors

7.2.SIL's role in Bhola's system

8. Conclusion

Back Matter

Appendixes

Appendix A. Interview

Appendix B. Charts

References

Sheltered instruction for language minority, by Ronald J. Anderson

Back Matter

References

Sheltered instruction: An introduction, by Judy Law

1. A growing need

2. Definitions

3. Theoretical framework

4. Teaching techniques

4.1. Extralinguistic cues

4.2. Linguistic modifications

4.3. Cooperative learning

4.4. Interactive lectures

4.5. Thinking skills

4.6. Vocabulary development

4.7. Modifications to instructional materials

5. Conclusion

Back Matter

References